Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

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Lenton, Tim

 
9780198718871: Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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ISBN 10: 019871887X ISBN 13: 9780198718871
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Tim Lenton considers how a world in which humans could evolve was created; how, as a species, we are now reshaping that world; and what a sustainable future for humanity within the Earth System might look like.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tim Lenton is a Professor at the University of Exeter, where he is also Chair in Climate Change and Earth Systems Science. His research focuses on understanding the behaviour of the Earth as a whole system, especially through the development and use of Earth system models. He worked closely with James Lovelock developing the Gaia theory and trying to reconcile it with evolutionary theory. His work identifying climate tipping points won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Projects of the Year 2008. His books include Revolutions that Made the Earth (OUP, 2013), which he co-authored with Andrew Watson.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
019871887X
ISBN 13 
9780198718871
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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